The war-torn DRC has the largest tract of rainforest in the Congo Basin – at 1.6 million square-kilometres, it is the second biggest continuous rainforest in the world. Scientists believe most of this ...

The authors estimate the gross annual value of the Congo Basin forests in 2019 at US$7.8 billion, comparable to 6.3% of regional GDP. This estimate comprises all forest values which are currently ...

At the world’s first global congress of Indigenous peoples and local communities from forest basins, representatives began preparations to increase direct finance to community forest ...

Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting diesel generators have gone silent. New businesses ...

All good things must come to an end, and after 218 operating days, Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, concluded its ski season on June 15, 2025. The closing day delivered the spring skiing experience ...

The closing day delivered the spring skiing experience Arapahoe Basin is known for, including sunshine, slush, and, of course, laps through the ski area’s all-natural pond skimming spot, Lake ...

As such, it is part of the Congo River basin, the second-largest river basin in the world and a global biodiversity hotspot with over 1,000 fish species. The river basin’s rainforest harbours more ...

According to Dr Joshua Cheboiwo, the country needs around 100,000 cubic meters of hardwood annually, most of which now comes from the DRC. “Between 65,000 and 68,000 cubic meters are officially ...

The Cuvette Centrale (central basin) is home to wetlands vital for the global climate, including vast peatlands and tropical forests, recognised as one of the largest carbon sinks in the world.

Object Details editor Felix, Marc Leo author Baeke, Viviane photographer Louis, Paul 1928- issuing body Virginia Museum of Fine Arts host institution Congo Basin Art History Research Center Notes ...

Home to one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems, the Congo Basin casts a sprawling natural tapestry across Central Africa. It is the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, teeming with a ...